Interchurch Council

The community around Interchurch Council

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.7%
• Food Insecurity: 28.9%
• Social Isolation: 37.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 22.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.2%
• Obesity: 37.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.7%
• Depression: 25.6%
• Poverty Rate: 21.0% (13.6–28.5%)
• Transportation Barriers: 15.5%
• Diabetes: 14.7%
• Unemployment: 6.5% (1.2–11.9%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Interchurch Council

• Grace Episcopal Church — 0 mi away
• Centro Cristiano Emanuel — 0.1 mi away
• Spanish Church of God 42 S. Sixth St. New Bedford MA — 0.1 mi away
• Our Lady of the Assumption Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Unitarian Church — 0.2 mi away
• City of Joy Church — 0.2 mi away
• Pilgrim United Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• International Church of the Nazarene — 0.2 mi away
• Our Lady's Chapel — 0.2 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away